tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post5052911403870282892..comments2016-12-05T23:49:06.333-05:00Comments on A Concord Pastor Comments: Praying 10 minutes today: FRIDAY 7/13Concord Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-76454466007060747692012-07-14T01:31:54.909-04:002012-07-14T01:31:54.909-04:00Thanks, Mary, for your unique response to my daily...Thanks, Mary, for your unique response to my daily prayer posts. <br /><br />More often than not, I learn more from my critics than I do from my fans. This may be a case in point.Austin Fleminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18322127779647130869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-34940603489196626232012-07-13T14:12:48.531-04:002012-07-13T14:12:48.531-04:00At some point, prayer needs to lead to action. Ask...At some point, prayer needs to lead to action. Asking God for His understanding and mercy over and over, and then making no changes in your life to conform yourself more closely to what you know is God&#39;s will, is a useless if somewhat &#39;poetic&#39; enterprise. <br /><br />Are you in the grips of an addiction? Habitual sin? Have you abandoned your vocation or betrayed the trust of someone who trusted you? If addiction, seek help. In sin, avoid the near occasions of sin and flee temptation. If you have violated trust, apologize to the person and make what reparation you can.<br /><br />I am thinking of the term &quot;cheap grace&quot; which is a feel-good grace that doesn&#39;t demand sacrifice. There is no salvation without the Cross, no advancement in the spiritual life without effort. What is lacking in these daily reflections, in my mind, is a focus on sacrifice and reparation.<br /><br />MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-85558009961108782482012-07-13T10:16:43.942-04:002012-07-13T10:16:43.942-04:00Your prayers are all poetic and beautiful, but tod...Your prayers are all poetic and beautiful, but today&#39;s is particularly so!! Thank you.....again!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461364230477117354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808375493800890797.post-83936392310430169192012-07-13T06:14:15.575-04:002012-07-13T06:14:15.575-04:00I needed this today - thank you. And it isn&#39;t...I needed this today - thank you. And it isn&#39;t even anything big that is &quot;not well&quot;. Sometimes it is just an unsettled feeling. My phrase for today &quot;all shall be well&quot;Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com